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[nougat] Don't seem to have root, SuperSU doesn't realize

So i updated to nougat by going stock via factory image and sideloading OTA zip.
i flashed the custom boot img and twrp
i flashed the latest stable supersu (2.76)
used processes here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
boot, when i try to use root it "grants" via the toasts, but the app fails to do it's root thing. everything i've tried to do has to do with editing system files, so maybe that's it? any help would be apreciated

[Q] how to update (ota) after rooting (magisk) ?

Hello
I got no answer on P8 lite 2017 thread so I try here.
I was on B180 (PRA-LX1C432 - P8 lite 2017) rooted with magisk
There were no updates available in settings/update, but connecting to PC HiSuite B194 appeared (which seems to be for Honor 8 lite by the way). It downloaded it, pushed it to phe phone, but when rebooting it goes to twrp... so obviously I'm still on B180
I imagine we have to flash back stock recovery before updating ? And then twrp again, magisk flash, etc ?
About OTA over magisk I found that on P9 forum:
1) unroot by Magisk Uninstaller, find the download link in the post https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...63&postcount=1
2) flash from TWRP original stock boot img
3) wipe Dalwik and Cache from TWRP
3) flash from fastboot original stock recovery
4) let it make OTA update but select in the System Update settings to use Full (not differential) update - it will not delete your apps and settings
maybe the safest way indeed...
But as I "catch" the full ota update, maybe I can use fastboot to flash only system and boot, and then reflash magisk ?
anyone ?
Thanks !

sambastrakan said:
Hello
I got no answer on P8 lite 2017 thread so I try here.
I was on B180 (PRA-LX1C432 - P8 lite 2017) rooted with magisk
There were no updates available in settings/update, but connecting to PC HiSuite B194 appeared (which seems to be for Honor 8 lite by the way). It downloaded it, pushed it to phe phone, but when rebooting it goes to twrp... so obviously I'm still on B180
I imagine we have to flash back stock recovery before updating ? And then twrp again, magisk flash, etc ?
About OTA over magisk I found that on P9 forum:
1) unroot by Magisk Uninstaller, find the download link in the post https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...63&postcount=1
2) flash from TWRP original stock boot img
3) wipe Dalwik and Cache from TWRP
3) flash from fastboot original stock recovery
4) let it make OTA update but select in the System Update settings to use Full (not differential) update - it will not delete your apps and settings
maybe the safest way indeed...
But as I "catch" the full ota update, maybe I can use fastboot to flash only system and boot, and then reflash magisk ?
anyone ?
Thanks !
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I did this a few days ago!
My base:
Stock rom, Magisk, Xposed.
My steps:
1. Downloaded OTA on phone
2. Extracted stock recovery with huawai update.app extractor from the downloaded OTA
3. Fastboot flash recovery stockrecovery.img via PC
4. Boot phone, installed OTA without problems
Then I noticed my phone was oem locked again and root was gone.... I made a adb backup (TiBa needs root)
5. Unlocked oem again IT WIPED ALL DATA
6. Fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
7. Boot, patch boot.img via Magisk, restore all apps etc.
Done!
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sambastrakan said:
Hello
I got no answer on P8 lite 2017 thread so I try here.
I was on B180 (PRA-LX1C432 - P8 lite 2017) rooted with magisk
There were no updates available in settings/update, but connecting to PC HiSuite B194 appeared (which seems to be for Honor 8 lite by the way). It downloaded it, pushed it to phe phone, but when rebooting it goes to twrp... so obviously I'm still on B180
I imagine we have to flash back stock recovery before updating ? And then twrp again, magisk flash, etc ?
About OTA over magisk I found that on P9 forum:
1) unroot by Magisk Uninstaller, find the download link in the post https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...63&postcount=1
2) flash from TWRP original stock boot img
3) wipe Dalwik and Cache from TWRP
3) flash from fastboot original stock recovery
4) let it make OTA update but select in the System Update settings to use Full (not differential) update - it will not delete your apps and settings
maybe the safest way indeed...
But as I "catch" the full ota update, maybe I can use fastboot to flash only system and boot, and then reflash magisk ?
anyone ?
Thanks !
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Did you try it? I also want to OTA update to B392 but I don't want to erase my phone. After some experiences, every time you update, the OEM locks. Is there a way to restore apps and all setttings via TWRP backup/restore option? Sorry if the question is completely wrong, I'm quite new at this.

Update system without computer and preserve TWRP?

Is there a way to update system to .14 and preserve TWRP?
I know that I can preserve Magisk, but I don't want to lose TWRP because I need to flash few more things.
Two more constraints:
I don't want to lose data
I don't have access to pc
In what steps I can achieve it, if any?

Yes, just go to TWRP with your OTA file, install the OTA file (in TWRP!), don't restart and install the ZIP file of the TWRP, reboot to recovery, flash magisk and reboot. Done. You'll still with your TWRP, rooted and updated.

MatheusPimentel said:
Yes, just go to TWRP with your OTA file, install the OTA file (in TWRP!), don't restart and install the ZIP file of the TWRP, reboot to recovery, flash magisk and reboot. Done. You'll still with your TWRP, rooted and updated.
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Exactly. But make sure to only use the full OTA and not the incremental one.

Full guide
1. Go to TWRP
2. Flash FULL ROM
3. Flash TWRP INSTALLER (if u fail to u will lose TWRP)
4. Reboot your device. (yes boot it...and access your phone)
5. Reboot back to TWRP
6. Flash Magisk
Working method...tried nd tested 50+ times

The following also works. Follow it precisely.
> Install the update through the OS Update UI.
> Open Magisk Manager and find the module that preserves TWRP. Flash it. It won't appear in the module list. Don't restart yet, you'll lose Magisk if you do.
> Open Magist Manager and click "install". Install to inactive slot (OTA)
> Reboot!
Done this a few times now, it's actually more convenient than booting to TWRP.

I use always that way. The module is called TWRP_A_B_Retention_Script-Magisk.zip.

Open Magisk Manager > Downloads and it's called : TWRP A/B Retention Script.
To find it easy order by name. Default it's by last update.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79358976&postcount=2012

Done.
Thank you all.

Failed Update/Root Android 11

So I followed the steps to update to Android 11 while keeping Magisk. During this process, you uninstall magisk, you update, then you install magisk again before you reboot...more to it than that but you get the picture.
I got temporarily stuck in a boot loop, and when the phone did successfully reboot, it didn't update to Android 11 and Magisk isn't installed anymore. The system update page basically says 'restart now.'
I don't really want to lose root, I don't want to update and lose root and somehow lose my data trying to figure this out.
Any thoughts?

If you aren't using Magisk Canary, it won't work.

coachmarino said:
So I followed the steps to update to Android 11 while keeping Magisk. During this process, you uninstall magisk, you update, then you install magisk again before you reboot...more to it than that but you get the picture.
I got temporarily stuck in a boot loop, and when the phone did successfully reboot, it didn't update to Android 11 and Magisk isn't installed anymore. The system update page basically says 'restart now.'
I don't really want to lose root, I don't want to update and lose root and somehow lose my data trying to figure this out.
Any thoughts?
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just back up your data first and then play around with it. just fresh install a11 then root

Losing root is only temporary and won't cause any trouble.
You just have to update to android 11, reboot, then once it boots with a clean boot img you can patch the boot img file with the latest magisk manager canary, then go in fastboot and flash the patched img.

TENN3R said:
Losing root is only temporary and won't cause any trouble.
You just have to update to android 11, reboot, then once it boots with a clean boot img you can patch the boot img file with the latest magisk manager canary, then go in fastboot and flash the patched img.
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I don't tinker with my phone as much anymore...what's the process here?

coachmarino said:
I don't tinker with my phone as much anymore...what's the process here?
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I usually do like this:
- Download full factory image, extract it from the zip and edit the "flash-all.bat" removing the "-w" from the last line, so it won't wipe the data while updating
- Inside the folder you extracted there is another zip, extract the boot.img from it
- Copy the boot image to the phone, and using the latest magisk canary select to install magisk updating a file, and select the image you just copied
- In generates a magisk_patched img, copy that on your adb folder on your pc
- Put phone in fastboot, start the edited flash all bat, once it ends the phone will reboot with your data but no root
- Go again in fastboot and run "fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img --slot=all"
- Reboot, you should have root now

TENN3R said:
I usually do like this:
- Download full factory image, extract it from the zip and edit the "flash-all.bat" removing the "-w" from the last line, so it won't wipe the data while updating
- Inside the folder you extracted there is another zip, extract the boot.img from it
- Copy the boot image to the phone, and using the latest magisk canary select to install magisk updating a file, and select the image you just copied
- In generates a magisk_patched img, copy that on your adb folder on your pc
- Put phone in fastboot, start the edited flash all bat, once it ends the phone will reboot with your data but no root
- Go again in fastboot and run "fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img --slot=all"
- Reboot, you should have root now
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Perfect thank you

[GUIDE] Root OOS with TWRP

Update 220823: Update for TWRP 12 and some other minor changes due to the switch from SafetyNet API to Play Integrity API
Updated 211203: include Magisk Canary
Edited 220113: correct a mistake in the Keeping Root process; some formatting changes
I keep seeing posts that say you can't root OOS after an OTA unless you have a full image installation zip. That's just not true these days (September 2021).
You can use @osm0sis' method in https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ices-platforms.2239421/page-149#post-84764713
And @g96818 suggests using "Install to inactive slot" which works provided you do it properly - see https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...00-kb2001-kb2003-kb2005.4178675/post-85801253.
And here's how to do it using TWRP.
What you'll need:
OOS 11: TWRP image (.img) and (optionally) installer zip from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-11-alpha-teamwin-recovery-project-8t-kebab.4302449
OOS 12: TWRP image (.img) and (optionally) installer zip from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...win-recovery-project-8t-9r-2022-07-27.4473983
Magisk apk - using stable from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases or using Canary from https://github.com/topjohnwu/magisk-files/tree/canary
Universal SafetyNet Fix (UNSF-MOD) by @Displax from https://github.com/Displax/safetynet-fix/tree/integrity
I'm also assuming you have an unlocked bootloader, know how to use fastboot, how to use TWRP, and how to use Magisk.
I'll go through rooting a currently unrooted version of OOS and then doing an incremental update OTA.
Root unrooted OOS
Install the Magisk APK. I find that this works nicer than letting the stub download the full app the first time you use it.
Boot into bootloader mode.
Boot TWRP using fastboot boot x.img where x.img is the TWRP image file.
Take a backup of the current boot and recovery partitions as you'll need them for successfully updating when the next incremental OTA becomes available.
Install the Magisk APK, just like you would install any zip file in TWRP. Note: the APK must be named Magisk-*.apk otherwise TWRP won't list it. Also install USNF if you are using Magisk Canary.
If you want to keep TWRP then install the TWRP installer zip.
Reboot.
If you are using Magisk Canary, in Magisk>Settings enable Zygisk, Enforce DenyList, and Configure DenyList. Then reboot.
Keeping Root on an incremental OTA update
Note: you do NOT need to (but can if you want to) follow this process if you're installing a full OTA. You only need to install the full OTA and then install Magisk to the inactive slot and reboot from Magisk when it prompts you.
If your phone tells you you have an update:
If you have TWRP installed, then boot into TWRP and restore the stock recovery and reboot.
In Magisk tap on "Uninstall Magisk" and select "Restore images".
Install the OTA update but don't reboot yet.
Turn on airplane mode so that apps can't call SafetyNet when you reboot the phone without root.
Reboot
When the phone has successfully rebooted the updated system, boot into bootloader mode.
Boot TWRP using fastboot boot x.img where x.img is the TWRP image file.
Take a backup of the current recovery partition as you'll need it for successfully updating when the next incremental OTA becomes available.
Install the Magisk APK, just like you would any zip file in TWRP. Note: the APK file name must start with Magisk- otherwise TWRP won't list it. Your existing Magisk settings, modules, and [hidden] Magisk app will be preserved.
If you want to keep TWRP then flash the TWRP installer zip.
Reboot and disable airplane mode.

BillGoss said:
I keep seeing posts that say you can't root OOS after an OTA unless you have a full image installation zip. That's just not true these days (September 2021).
You can use @osm0sis' method in https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ices-platforms.2239421/page-149#post-84764713
And @g96818 suggest this method (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...1-kb2003-kb2005.4178675/page-25#post-85386145) but this doesn't work for everybody (it doesn't for me).
And here's how to do it using TWRP.
What you'll need:
• TWRP image (.img) and (optionally) installer zip from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-11-alpha-teamwin-recovery-project-8t-kebab.4302449/
• Magisk apk - I'm using v23.0 stable from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/
I'm also assuming you have an unlocked bootloader, know how to use fastboot, how to use TWRP, and how to use Magisk.
I'll go through rooting a currently unrooted version of OOS and then doing an incremental update OTA.
Root unrooted OOS
1. Install the Magisk APK. I find that this works nicer than letting the stub download the full app the first time you use it.
2. Boot into bootloader mode
3. Boot TWRP using fastboot boot x.img where x.img is the TWRP image file
4. Take a backup of the current boot and recovery partitions as you'll need them for successfully updating when the next incremental OTA becomes available
5. Install the Magisk APK, just like you would install any zip file in TWRP. Note: the APK must be named Magisk-*.apk otherwise TWRP won't list it.
6. If you want to keep TWRP then install the TWRP installer zip.
7. Reboot
Keeping Root on an OTA update
If your phone tells you you have an update:
1. If you have TWRP installed, then boot into TWRP and restore the stock recovery and reboot
2. In Magisk tap on "Uninstall Magisk" and select "restore images". Or, if you're like using terminal commands, restore the stock boot image (you backed it up with TWRP) to the current slot using dd
3. Install the OTA update but don't reboot yet.
4. Turn on airplane mode so that apps can't call SafetyNet when you reboot the phone without root
5. Reboot
6. When the phone has successfully rebooted the updated system, boot into bootloader mode
7. Boot TWRP using fastboot boot x.img where x.img is the TWRP image file
8. Take a backup of the current boot and recovery partitions as you'll need them for successfully updating when the next incremental OTA becomes available
9. Clean up old Magisk backup copies of stock boot images by using File Manager to delete /data/magisk_backup_* directories
10. Install the Magisk APK, just like you would any zip file in TWRP. Note: the APK file name must start with Magisk- otherwise TWRP won't list it. Your existing Magisk settings, modules, and [hidden] Magisk app will be preserved.
11. If you want to keep TWRP then flash the TWRP installer zip.
12. Reboot and disable airplane mode
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ctsProfile fails. Is there a way to fix it? Tried stable Magisk and Canary.

morphius88 said:
ctsProfile fails. Is there a way to fix it? Tried stable Magisk and Canary.
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Best place for getting support for Magisk is https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/magisk-general-support-discussion.3432382/

Hi,
Thanks for the guide!
What can i do if i forgot to backup stock boot and recovery?

berthur said:
Hi,
Thanks for the guide!
What can i do if i forgot to backup stock boot and recovery?
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You have a number of options:
If your update was an incremental OTA:
1. Ask in the Q&A forum or in one of the update threads if someone can share those two partitions with you.
2. If you're on 11.0.10.10kb05aa then you can get boot from a number of the update/rooting threads and the recovery from this thread by @mslezak https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-rooted-users-install-from-fastbootd.4316147/
3. Use this tool by @mslezak to create the full partitions from an incremental update https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...urrently-op8t-11-0-9-9-kb05aa-posted.4314677/
If you updated using a full installation zip:
- use payload dumper to extract the two partitions from payload.bin

BillGoss said:
You have a number of options:
If your update was an incremental OTA:
1. Ask in the Q&A forum or in one of the update threads if someone can share those two partitions with you.
2. If you're on 11.0.10.10kb05aa then you can get boot from a number of the update/rooting threads and the recovery from this thread by @mslezak https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-rooted-users-install-from-fastbootd.4316147/
3. Use this tool by @mslezak to create the full partitions from an incremental update https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...urrently-op8t-11-0-9-9-kb05aa-posted.4314677/
If you updated using a full installation zip:
- use payload dumper to extract the two partitions from payload.bin
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Than you!

Hello!
Does someone have a backup of the Stock recovery from OOS 11.0.10.10.KB05BA and can share it here?
Thanks in advance.

Wishmasterflo said:
Hello!
Does someone have a backup of the Stock recovery from OOS 11.0.10.10.KB05BA and can share it here?
Thanks in advance.
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Download the zip from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/oneplus-8t-rom-ota-oxygen-os-repo-of-oxygen-os-builds.4193183/ and then use payload dumper to extract the files.

That worked like a charm. Thanks a lot.

I'm Magisk rooted and I have TWRP installed on my 8T EU model.
The OnePlus updater app registers that I am rooted and wants to download the full OTA.
Do I also have to do all the things you described after "Keeping Root on an OTA update" or is there a simpler way?
If yes, then I have a question regarding this step:
2. In Magisk tap on "Uninstall Magisk" and select "restore images".
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Did Magisk automatically backup these images? Because I didn't do it myself. I only have backed up all my partitions (including boot) after I had installed TWRP and before I rooted.
EDIT:
BillGoss has thankfully already replied in another thread (in which I have basically asked the same question because I am an impatient bast***) where I suggested the overly present "easy" update scheme, which he expects to work. So this should be fine for other people in my situation:
1. Let the system download and install full OTA and DO NOT let the device reboot after it's done
2. Install TWRP A/B Retention Script
3. Install Magisk to inactive slot and reboot
EDIT2:
I just want to add that before having done the above mentioned steps 1-3, I have disabled all Magisk modules and rebooted the device. So the full procedure is the following:
1. Disable all Magisk modules and reboot
2. Let the system download and install full OTA and DO NOT let the device reboot after it's done
3. Install TWRP A/B Retention Script
4. Install Magisk to inactive slot and reboot
Youtube step by step video (he says that he "uninstalls" the Magisk modules but he just deactivates them):

Thanks @haitower
I've updated the OP to make it clear that the process described there only applies to incremental updates.
Also, to answer your question re Magisk backups: Magisk writes a copy of the installed boot image to /data/Magisk* before patching it. A "restore image" uses that backup.

BillGoss said:
I keep seeing posts that say you can't root OOS after an OTA unless you have a full image installation zip. That's just not true these days (September 2021).
You can use @osm0sis' method in https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ices-platforms.2239421/page-149#post-84764713
And @g96818 suggests using "Install to inactive slot" but this doesn't work for everybody (it doesn't for me) which works provided you do it properly - see https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...00-kb2001-kb2003-kb2005.4178675/post-85801253.
And here's how to do it using TWRP.
What you'll need:
• TWRP image (.img) and (optionally) installer zip from https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-11-alpha-teamwin-recovery-project-8t-kebab.4302449/
• Magisk apk - I'm using v23.0 stable from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/
I'm also assuming you have an unlocked bootloader, know how to use fastboot, how to use TWRP, and how to use Magisk.
I'll go through rooting a currently unrooted version of OOS and then doing an incremental update OTA.
Root unrooted OOS
1. Install the Magisk APK. I find that this works nicer than letting the stub download the full app the first time you use it.
2. Boot into bootloader mode
3. Boot TWRP using fastboot boot x.img where x.img is the TWRP image file
4. Take a backup of the current boot and recovery partitions as you'll need them for successfully updating when the next incremental OTA becomes available
5. Install the Magisk APK, just like you would install any zip file in TWRP. Note: the APK must be named Magisk-*.apk otherwise TWRP won't list it.
6. If you want to keep TWRP then install the TWRP installer zip.
7. Reboot
Keeping Root on an incremental OTA update
Note: you do NOT need to follow this process if you're installing a full OTA. You only need to install the full OTA and then install Magisk to the inactive slot and reboot from Magisk when it prompts you
If your phone tells you you have an update:
1. If you have TWRP installed, then boot into TWRP and restore the stock recovery and reboot
2. In Magisk tap on "Uninstall Magisk" and select "restore images". Or, if you're like using terminal commands, restore the stock boot image (you backed it up with TWRP) to the current slot using dd
3. Install the OTA update but don't reboot yet.
4. Turn on airplane mode so that apps can't call SafetyNet when you reboot the phone without root
5. Reboot
6. When the phone has successfully rebooted the updated system, boot into bootloader mode
7. Boot TWRP using fastboot boot x.img where x.img is the TWRP image file
8. Take a backup of the current boot and recovery partitions as you'll need them for successfully updating when the next incremental OTA becomes available
9. Clean up old Magisk backup copies of stock boot images by using File Manager to delete /data/magisk_backup_* directories
10. Install the Magisk APK, just like you would any zip file in TWRP. Note: the APK file name must start with Magisk- otherwise TWRP won't list it. Your existing Magisk settings, modules, and [hidden] Magisk app will be preserved.
11. If you want to keep TWRP then flash the TWRP installer zip.
12. Reboot and disable airplane mode
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Hello,
Thank You for the detailed description, it helped me a lot.
I'm new with the Oneplus 8T phone. The last handset I had was the Mi MIX 2. The rules of using root are familiar to me and I understand everything from your description. I only have a question about TWRP, once I have them permanently installed on device, can I backup the system or date partition via TWRP? I always made backups in case i messed up something and didn't work properly.
This question came from https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplus8t.html
They write there:
"This device uses Dynamic Partitions
This means that TWRP will not allow modifications to any of the partitions that make up the Super partition on the stock ROM. All backups and restores will include the full Super partition rather than the individual dynamic partitions.
In order to flash the individual partitions, you will have to boot into fastbootd."
I would be grateful for Your information, Thank You.

e1thx said:
Hello,
Thank You for the detailed description, it helped me a lot.
I'm new with the Oneplus 8T phone. The last handset I had was the Mi MIX 2. The rules of using root are familiar to me and I understand everything from your description. I only have a question about TWRP, once I have them permanently installed on device, can I backup the system or date partition via TWRP? I always made backups in case i messed up something and didn't work properly.
This question came from https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplus8t.html
They write there:
"This device uses Dynamic Partitions
This means that TWRP will not allow modifications to any of the partitions that make up the Super partition on the stock ROM. All backups and restores will include the full Super partition rather than the individual dynamic partitions.
In order to flash the individual partitions, you will have to boot into fastbootd."
I would be grateful for Your information, Thank You.
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See post #3 in https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...recovery-project-8t-kebab-2021-29-11.4302449/

Hello!
Today I saw that EU: 11.0.12.12.KB05BA was available as OTA Update so I started to download it using the "Keep root on OTA Update".
During the download I recognized that I was still only connected to mobile network 4G instead of WiFi.
So I stopped the download of the OTA, restarted the phone and turned on WiFi but now I don't get the notification for the new OTA Update anymore and when checking for new Updates it says that my OOS 11.0.11.11 is up to date.
I guess the system has somewhere already stored that I started the download of the new 11.0.12.12 OTA but did not finish it and now I don't get the message to download it anymore.
Any idea how I can fix this so that I can download the new OTA again?
Thanks a lot!
EDIT: I am downloading it now via OxygenOS Updater (the full OTA).

BillGoss said:
See post #3 in https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...recovery-project-8t-kebab-2021-29-11.4302449/
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I understand that if I want to restore system and data when something doesn't work for me then I just do recovery for all the partitions, system, data etc that I do in twrp?

Please see the update in the OP regarding OOS 12.